| Edmund Burke - History - 1794 - 610 pages
...up to London with the draw. ings of a machine for determining the longitude at fea; in expectation of being enabled to execute one by the board of longitude....uncommon merit, advifed him to make his machine before he ap. plied to the board of longitude. He returned home co perform this taflc, and in 173;, came to London... | |
| John Noorthouck - 1776 - 406 pages
...up to London with HA the drawings of a machine for determining the longitude at fea ; in expectation of being enabled to execute one by the board of longitude....Halley, he referred him to Mr. George Graham ; who diicovering he had uncommon merit, advifed him to make his machine before he applied to the board of... | |
| SEVERAL HANDS - 1777 - 590 pages
...came up to London with the drawings of a machine for determining the longitude at fca ; in expectation of being enabled to execute one by the board of longitude....George Graham ; who difcovering he had uncommon merit, advifcd him to make his machine before he applied to the board of longitude. He returned home to perform... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1777 - 584 pages
...drawings of a machine for determining the longitude at fea ; in expectation of being enabled to eiecute one by the board of longitude. Upon application to...Halley, he referred him to Mr. George Graham ; who difeoveriig he bad uncommon merit, advifed him to make his machine before he applied to the board of... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1779 - 734 pages
...by the board of longitude. tJpoh application to Dr. Halley, he referred him to Mr. George Graharn ; who difcovering he had uncommon merit, advifed him...board of longitude. He returned home to perform this tafk, and in 1755, came to London again wi'th his firft machine ; with which he was fent to Lifbon... | |
| History - 1794 - 614 pages
...up to London with the draw, ings of a machine for determining the longitude at fea; in expeflation of being enabled to execute one by the board of longitude....board of longitude, He returned home to perform this talk, and in 173;, came to London again with his firß machine ; with which he was fent to Lifbon the... | |
| Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 414 pages
...came up to London with the drawings of a machine for determining the longitude at fea, in expeñation of being enabled to execute one by the board of longitude....board of longitude. He returned home to perform this ta/k ; and in 1735 came to London again with hia firft machine ; with which he was fent to Lifbon the... | |
| John Aikin - 1804 - 666 pages
...machine for determining the longitude at sea, in the year 1728 he c;\me up to London, with the hope of being enabled to execute one by the board of longitude. Upon application to Dr. Halley, the astronomer-royal, he referred him to Mr. George Graham, who, discovering that he possessed uncommon... | |
| History - 1805 - 608 pages
...came up to London with the drawings of a machine for determiuing the longitude at sea ; in expectation of being enabled to execute one by the board of longitude. Upon application to Dr. llalley, he referred him to Mr. George Graham ; who, discovering he had uncommon merit, advised him... | |
| Encyclopaedia Perthensis - 1807 - 794 pages
...came up to Lomlon with the drawings of a machine for determining the longitude at fea, in expectation of being enabled to execute one by the Board of Longitude....Upon application to Dr Halley, he referred him to Mr Gt orge Graham ; who advifed him to make his machine before he applied to the Board. He returned home... | |
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